BREAKING — BC Ferries has fired its CEO and replaced him with a rock. "Honestly," said vice-chair Nathan Poe, "how much worse a job could he do?" #nanaimo #bcferries #vancouverisland #victoriabc #bcpoli #hsb #horseshoebay #vanisland #canpoli nanaimobeacon.com/ceorock/

The #Nanaimo council candidates have web sites. We reviewed them. (Spoiler: They’re terrible.) #bcelex #bcelection #bcpoli nanaimobeacon.com/websites/

It was all a lie. #nanaimo #victoriabc #bcferries #vancouverisland #bcpoli #duncanbc #comox nanaimobeacon.com/whales/

The Island's top thieves came out for a star-studded night of entertainment and drinks to celebrate their industry and the ever-changing state of fashion. #nanaimo #victoriabc #duncanbc #bcpoli #vancouverisland #YYJ #yyjpoli #campbellriver #comoxvalley nanaimobeacon.com/fashionshow/

Hey #Nanaimo... We're leaving Facebook. Get our satire articles by email. ✅ SIGN UP FREE: sendfox.com/nanaimobeacon Why? Facebook no longer shows our articles to our fans, unless we pay for them as "ads." The Beacon is a hobby from three people, and we can no longer afford it.

Travellers on #BCferries routes on #VancouverIsland will be paying more starting today, after the corporation introduced a new “surcharge-administration surcharge.” ✅ READ: nanaimobeacon.com/surcharge/ #nanaimo #bcpoli #vancouverisland #YYJ #yyjpoli #campbellriver #comoxvalley

Despite a loud protest, #Nanaimo will move ahead with a data centre which will generate revenue by minting Naloxone-themed NFTs. ✅ READ MORE: NanaimoBeacon.com/protest/ #victoriabc #duncanbc #bcpoli #vancouverisland #YYJ #yyjpoli #campbellriver #ComoxValley

we want naming rights on something. who has something to sell? also elon musk is a petulant man-child and we should all be terrified of what he’s about to do but for real though, we want to buy perpetual naming rights on something.

I don’t want to alarm anyone, but the 10:15 ferry to Tsawwassen has run out of ham, and, as a result, they are unable to do Denver sandwiches. Anyone on this ferry can confirm. That is all.

Civic leaders broke ground on the site of the announcement of the inevitable cancellation of Nanaimo's planned fast ferry this week. ✅ READ MORE: nanaimobeacon.com/hullo/

"Hullo" has released 50 reasons it had to cancel its inaugural sailings today. ✅ READ THEM ALL: nanaimobeacon.com/50hullo/

"Hullo" has released 50 reasons it had to cancel its inaugural sailings today. ✅ READ THEM ALL: nanaimobeacon.com/50hullo/ #nanaimo #ycd #vancouverisland #vanisland #bcferries #bcpoli #britishcolumbia #yvr #vancouver #victoria #victoriabc

𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: Beleaguered fast ferry "Hullo" releases its new August schedule. #nanaimo #vcd #vancouverisland #bcpoli #vancouver #hullo #britishcolumbia FRIEND US on FB for more: facebook.com/profile.php?id…

.NanaimoNewsNOW.com touts vague plans to combat objective reporting during coverage in Nanaimo. ✅ READ MORE: nanaimobeacon.com/nanaimonewsnow

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Each year we make a substantial donation to the #Nanaimo community. This year, we're supporting local journalism: CHLY & The Discourse. For every Bluesky follower we have on Jan 7th, we will donate $1, up to $1500! 🙂 Please share & support local news! bsky.app/profile/nanaim…

Each year, we make a substantial donation to the #Nanaimo community. This year, we're supporting local journalism: CHLY 101.7 FM📻.bsky.social and The Discourse.ca For every Bluesky follower we have on Jan 7th, we will donate $1. Please share and support local news ❤️ #vanisland

After six years, we are closing the Nanaimo Beacon. What started as a few cheap jokes turned into a strange, joyful corner of our community. Along the way, we raised $3,500 for local causes and hopefully a few eyebrows. Thanks for being in on it. Even when you weren’t. ❤️